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medial geniculate body — noun a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑corpus geniculatum mediale, ↑medial geniculate • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
dorsal part of medial geniculate body — the part of the medial geniculate body overlying the dorsal part of the medial geniculate nucleus. Called also parvocellular p. of medial geniculate body … Medical dictionary
ventral part of medial geniculate body — the part of the medial geniculate body overlying the ventral part of the medial geniculate nucleus; called also magnocellular p. of medial geniculate body … Medical dictionary
magnocellular part of medial geniculate body — ventral p. of medial geniculate body … Medical dictionary
parvocellular part of medial geniculate body — dorsal p. of medial geniculate body … Medical dictionary
geniculate body — n either of two prominences of the diencephalon that comprise the metathalamus: a) LATERAL GENICULATE BODY b) MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY … Medical dictionary
Medial geniculate nucleus — Brain: Medial geniculate nucleus Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventr … Wikipedia
geniculate body — noun one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Hyponyms: ↑lateral geniculate body, ↑corpus… … Useful english dictionary
medial geniculate — noun a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑medial geniculate body, ↑corpus geniculatum mediale • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
medial magnocellular nucleus of medial geniculate body — nucleus medialis magnocellularis corporis geniculati medialis … Medical dictionary
